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“Stuart Hall, Marxism Today, and the ‘making’ of counter-hegemonic politics under Thatcherism” Herbert Pimlott (Laurier University, Canada) Thursday, 5 November 2015 Location: University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, W1B 2HW Time: 17:00-19:00 Inspired by the cultural materialism of Raymond Williams, Dr. Herbert Pimlott will assess Stuart Hall’s role as a socialist public intellectual via his collaboration with Marxism Today. Analysing the material processes of production and distribution, the lecture will lay out the contribution to the battle of socialist ideas during the 1980s. The presentation draws from the forthcoming book: Wars of Position? Marxism Today, Cultural Politics and the Remaking of the Left Press, 1979-90 (Historical Materialism Book Series). All seminars are free. To understand how many attendees we can expect, we kindly ask you to register (or cancel your ticket) using the registration link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/herbert-pimlott-stuart-hall-marxism-today-thatcherism-tickets-17460228012 The University of Westminster’s CAMRI is home to around 30 researchers and 65 doctoral students. It is a leading centre of media and communication research that has repeatedly scored strongly in the Research Excellence Framework’s section communication, cultural and media studies. The University of Westminster is a charity and a company limited by guarantee. Registration number: 977818 England. Registered Office: 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2UW. This message and its attachments are private and confidential. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and remove it and its attachments from your system.